Colmar-Berg

Colmar-Berg (Luxembourgish: Colmer-Bierg, German: Colmar-Berg) is a commune and town in central Luxembourg, in the canton of Mersch. It is situated at the confluence of the rivers Attert and Alzette.

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Commune
Town hall
Coat of arms
Map of Luxembourg with Colmar-Berg highlighted in orange, and the canton in dark red
Coordinates: 49.8111°N 6.0972°E / 49.8111; 6.0972
Country	Luxembourg
Canton	Mersch
Area
• Total	12.31 km^2 (4.75 sq mi)
Area rank	88th of 102
Highest elevation	372 m (1,220 ft)
• Rank	73rd of 102
Lowest elevation	201 m (659 ft)
• Rank	26th of 102
Population  (2018)
• Total	2,218
• Rank	65th of 102
• Density	180/km^2 (470/sq mi)
• Density rank	44th of 102
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
LAU 2	LU0000401
Website	colmar-berg.lu

As of 2005, the town of Colmar-Berg, which lies in the east of the commune, has a population of 1,711. Colmar-Berg is the site of the Grand Duke of Luxembourg's principal residence, Berg Castle. It is also the site of a Goodyear tyre factory.

The commune was known as simply "Berg" until 25 March 1991.[1]

The "Centre de Formation pour Conducteurs" (French for "Drivers' Training Centre") is also in Colmar-Berg. Every person has to make an "Obligatory Course" after they got their driving license in order for it to become a definitive license. This has to be done in the timespan after three months and before two years after the person passed their practical driving test.

Grand Duke's castle

References

1. "Mémorial A, 1991, No. 25" (PDF) (in French). Service central de législation. Retrieved 2006-07-18.

External links

• Media related to Colmar-Berg at Wikimedia Commons